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petrofabric

petrofabric adjective: of or pertaining to petrofabrics.

Adjective

petrofabric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to petrofabrics.
    • It is a basic tenet in petrofabric analysis that the symmetry of rock fabric reflects the symmetry of the deforming movement.1968, Elbridge W. Gresseth, Rolland R. Reid, A Petrofabric Study of Tectonic and Mining-induced Deformations in a Deep Mine, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, page 6
    • Fabric elements such as twin lamellae, kink bands, translation and gliding in some crystals are some of the petrofabric features at micro-level.1993 January 13, T.S. Nagaraj, Principles of Testing Soils, Rocks and Concrete, Elsevier, page 311

Questions about petrofabric

What does petrofabric mean?
Petrofabric means of or pertaining to petrofabrics.
What part of speech is petrofabric?
Petrofabric is an adjective.

Words near petrofabric in the dictionary

  1. petrodollar
  2. petrodollars
  3. Petrodvorets
  4. petroeuro
  5. petroeuros
  6. petrofabric
  7. petrofabrics
  8. Petroff
  9. Petroffs
  10. petrofiction
  11. petrofictions

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